Thanks for all the support! My husband keeps teasing me that pneumonia is the cure for pre e since my bp was great for almost a week. But now Im feeling better, and my bp is back up. Had to make a trip to the OB today for a 156\108. It was down by the time they got around to seeing me, but the oncall OB has me coming into see my regular doctor in the morning instead of waiting for my afternoon appointment. I feel like I am constantly calling or going in to be seen! Better safe than sorry, but it is getting kind of exhausting. Only two more weeks until induction time. Maybe she will schedule a date with me tomorrow. Oh, how I would love to only have to go in for scheduled appointments until then. But I guess I have to get through tomorrow first. Hoping for great lab results!

I was going to try to keep working until Wednesday of next week, but I'm SO done after tomorrow. I work as a manager at a fairly large company, and there's just no way to spread the word to everyone that they need to stop sending me more things to add to my plate. Until there is a message in my status and email that Jennifer has checked out, they are going to keep sending stuff my way. Stupid questions must account for about 25% of my problem!

Thanks for all the support! My husband keeps teasing me that pneumonia is the cure for pre e since my bp was great for almost a week. But now Im feeling better, and my bp is back up. Had to make a trip to the OB today for a 156\108. It was down by the time they got around to seeing me, but the oncall OB has me coming into see my regular doctor in the morning instead of waiting for my afternoon appointment. I feel like I am constantly calling or going in to be seen! Better safe than sorry, but it is getting kind of exhausting. Only two more weeks until induction time. Maybe she will schedule a date with me tomorrow. Oh, how I would love to only have to go in for scheduled appointments until then. But I guess I have to get through tomorrow first. Hoping for great lab results!

I was going to try to keep working until Wednesday of next week, but I'm SO done after tomorrow. I work as a manager at a fairly large company, and there's just no way to spread the word to everyone that they need to stop sending me more things to add to my plate. Until there is a message in my status and email that Jennifer has checked out, they are going to keep sending stuff my way. Stupid questions must account for about 25% of my problem!

So glad your ultrasound came back with such good news and that baby looks good! I hope you recover quickly from the pneumonia and as I mentioned previously, bug your doctors if you start to feel worse. You and your baby are worth it- and it's what they're being paid for, right? Keep us posted!

Blessings,Mary

So glad your ultrasound came back with such good news and that baby looks good! :) I hope you recover quickly from the pneumonia and as I mentioned previously, bug your doctors if you start to feel worse. You and your baby are worth it- and it's what they're being paid for, right? Keep us posted!

Good news - The ultrasound looked great on Thursday, and Baby is weighing in at about 4 lbs, 14 oz. I did feel like crap on Thursday and Friday, even though my blood pressure was fine. I started to feel a little short of breath, but who does feel shortness of breath when they are 34 weeks, pregnant, right? Wrong. I ended up going to urgent care on Saturday morning for a cough that I thought just needed a Z-Pak to knock out, but it turns out that I have pneumonia. (I will tell you that I must have been quite the sight during the chest xray, in all of my pregnant glory, trying to hold a lead vest up around my belly with my shoulders back, trying to breathe. haha!)

So I'm feeling pretty done right now. My blood pressure has been really surprisingly good (staying around 130/87), but I'm still having headaches and visual stuff going on every day. Not to mention the new shortness of breath, coughing, pulse racing, and chest tightness on top of it all. A small part of me wonders if the pneumonia could be related to fluid in my lungs due to the PE. Probably not likely, but it doesn't seem impossible. I didn't think I should be having visual disturbances without really high bp either, but I am. I called my OB's office yesterday as the urgent care physician asked me to, and the nurse said that since they put me on antibiotics, she'd just note that in my chart and to call if I started feeling worse.

I really enjoy being pregnant for the first 7 months, but geez, I think my body hates the third trimester. It's turning on me!

Good news - The ultrasound looked great on Thursday, and Baby is weighing in at about 4 lbs, 14 oz. I did feel like crap on Thursday and Friday, even though my blood pressure was fine. I started to feel a little short of breath, but who does feel shortness of breath when they are 34 weeks, pregnant, right? Wrong. I ended up going to urgent care on Saturday morning for a cough that I thought just needed a Z-Pak to knock out, but it turns out that I have pneumonia. (I will tell you that I must have been quite the sight during the chest xray, in all of my pregnant glory, trying to hold a lead vest up around my belly with my shoulders back, trying to breathe. haha!)

So I'm feeling pretty done right now. My blood pressure has been really surprisingly good (staying around 130/87), but I'm still having headaches and visual stuff going on every day. Not to mention the new shortness of breath, coughing, pulse racing, and chest tightness on top of it all. A small part of me wonders if the pneumonia could be related to fluid in my lungs due to the PE. Probably not likely, but it doesn't seem impossible. I didn't think I should be having visual disturbances without really high bp either, but I am. I called my OB's office yesterday as the urgent care physician asked me to, and the nurse said that since they put me on antibiotics, she'd just note that in my chart and to call if I started feeling worse.

I really enjoy being pregnant for the first 7 months, but geez, I think my body hates the third trimester. It's turning on me!

I feel much more comfortable with everything after my visit today. My OB is taking things very seriously and assured me that I'm not just overreacting. I have a growth scan scheduled for the morning and weekly visits from here on out. I asked if she plans to I duce at 37 weeks, and she said definitely, but there's a good chance we might not be able to wait 3 more weeks.

So the ideal plan is for me to work for two more weeks (desk job) and be on bedrest as much as possible at home. I know things could change very quickly, but knowing that we have a plan and that my doctor is really taking this seriously is really helping to ease my anxiety.

But Lord help us if anything is up with my ultrasound tomorrow. My OB is out of the office, and I'd have to see Dr. Jerkface who made me feel stupid the first time. I don't want him anywhere near me. But I'm just going to think positive and not worry about that until the time comes.

Wow, Mary, what a scary experience! I'm glad you're ok!

I feel much more comfortable with everything after my visit today. My OB is taking things very seriously and assured me that I'm not just overreacting. I have a growth scan scheduled for the morning and weekly visits from here on out. I asked if she plans to I duce at 37 weeks, and she said definitely, but there's a good chance we might not be able to wait 3 more weeks.

So the ideal plan is for me to work for two more weeks (desk job) and be on bedrest as much as possible at home. I know things could change very quickly, but knowing that we have a plan and that my doctor is really taking this seriously is really helping to ease my anxiety.

But Lord help us if anything is up with my ultrasound tomorrow. My OB is out of the office, and I'd have to see Dr. Jerkface who made me feel stupid the first time. I don't want him anywhere near me. But I'm just going to think positive and not worry about that until the time comes.

I'm glad to see you made the decision to go back and get checked! I went through something similar a few weeks ago, so I really wanted to respond and encourage you to take your symptoms seriously. I am not ordinarily a very assertive person, but in this case you have to be- ask for a second opinion, and go to another hospital triage if necessary.

I delivered my son by emergency c-section two weeks ago (unrelated to preeclampsia, due to a cord issue that arose at the last minute) and had been battling inconsistent, hypertensive blood pressures for the two weeks prior. Due to the fact that I had preeclampsia at term with my daughter, my husband and I went to triage twice and were treated like we were overreacting. My doctor wasn't in town and had rescheduled my next appointment at the end of the following week, so we were reassured my labs were fine and then promptly ushered out the door. It was very frustrating and stressful for us because we knew what was normal, and having been through preeclampsia before, I knew what to look for. I felt something wasn't right and even more frightening, I was concerned for the wellbeing my unborn child.

While in labor with my son and after his delivery by c-section the nurses were shocked to get blood pressures from me in upwards of 170/100- not normal blood pressure for a mother who had just delivered a baby and supposedly didn't have preeclampsia. Imagine my surprise when my doctor confessed during her morning rounds later that week that she hadn't read my labs prior to me delivering and that according to the results I had been "on the verge of getting very sick." Had I not of went into labor naturally who knows how long my labs might have went unread, or how much higher my blood pressure might have climbed before I was taken seriously.

Please stand up for yourself if you feel you aren't being heard and find a doctor who will take the wellbeing of yourself and your child to heart.

Blessings,Mary

I'm glad to see you made the decision to go back and get checked! I went through something similar a few weeks ago, so I really wanted to respond and encourage you to take your symptoms seriously. I am not ordinarily a very assertive person, but in this case you have to be- ask for a second opinion, and go to another hospital triage if necessary.

I delivered my son by emergency c-section two weeks ago (unrelated to preeclampsia, due to a cord issue that arose at the last minute) and had been battling inconsistent, hypertensive blood pressures for the two weeks prior. Due to the fact that I had preeclampsia at term with my daughter, my husband and I went to triage twice and were treated like we were overreacting. My doctor wasn't in town and had rescheduled my next appointment at the end of the following week, so we were reassured my labs were fine and then promptly ushered out the door. It was very frustrating and stressful for us because we knew what was normal, and having been through preeclampsia before, I knew what to look for. I felt something wasn't right and even more frightening, I was concerned for the wellbeing my unborn child.

While in labor with my son and after his delivery by c-section the nurses were shocked to get blood pressures from me in upwards of 170/100- not normal blood pressure for a mother who had just delivered a baby and supposedly didn't have preeclampsia. Imagine my surprise when my doctor confessed during her morning rounds later that week that she hadn't read my labs prior to me delivering and that according to the results I had been "on the verge of getting very sick." Had I not of went into labor naturally who knows how long my labs might have went unread, or how much higher my blood pressure might have climbed before I was taken seriously.

Please stand up for yourself if you feel you aren't being heard and find a doctor who will take the wellbeing of yourself and your child to heart.

Ugh, flashing lights are back, and I'm having trouble focusing on anything without my eyes being fixed for a second. Such a weird feeling. Blood pressure is 140/80, which is a weird number for me. Just got a call back from the nurse, and she asked me to go in and my OB would see me today. So wish me luck!

Ugh, flashing lights are back, and I'm having trouble focusing on anything without my eyes being fixed for a second. Such a weird feeling. Blood pressure is 140/80, which is a weird number for me. Just got a call back from the nurse, and she asked me to go in and my OB would see me today. So wish me luck!

Thank you so much for your reply! I used the search term "labile" in this forum, and it was such a relief (if that's really the right word for something like this....) to see that I'm not just overreacting and that voice in the back of my head telling me that something's not right isn't just paranoia.

I see now where this happens over and over, and women keep trusting their bodies to tell them when something is wrong, and that has helped a lot of them stay alive and bring home healthy babies instead of just sitting at home doubting their symptoms because their doctor wasn't taking them seriously because it wasn't "bad enough." I'm very thankful that it's not "bad" yet, but I know that it could turn bad at any time, and I want to be prepared for that.

In good news, I'm 34 weeks today, so feeling much better about the what-if's. Not that I want to have this little guy before 37 weeks, but 34 weeks is a good milestone and makes this less scary for me. I have an appointment with my OB on Friday, and I have lots of questions. I definitely want to know her take on inducing me at 37 weeks. Given that it's the recommendation for even mild pre-e, the fact that I showed up with severe pre-e at 37 weeks with DS, and that I'm having trouble much earlier this time, I don't feel comfortable at all doing the "wait and see" game once 37 weeks is here. Plus, I'm still working (OB doesn't believe that bedrest would be beneficial at this point, and I am ok with that based on the research I've seen), so some advance notice that I'm definitely not going to 40 weeks would be good for my stress level right now.

I mentioned the headaches and visual disturbances in L&D, and the nurse told me to call if they come back, especially if they are worse than before. I promise to call ASAP if they do!

Thank you so much for your reply! I used the search term "labile" in this forum, and it was such a relief (if that's really the right word for something like this....) to see that I'm not just overreacting and that voice in the back of my head telling me that something's not right isn't just paranoia.

I see now where this happens over and over, and women keep trusting their bodies to tell them when something is wrong, and that has helped a lot of them stay alive and bring home healthy babies instead of just sitting at home doubting their symptoms because their doctor wasn't taking them seriously because it wasn't "bad enough." I'm very thankful that it's not "bad" yet, but I know that it could turn bad at any time, and I want to be prepared for that.

In good news, I'm 34 weeks today, so feeling much better about the what-if's. Not that I want to have this little guy before 37 weeks, but 34 weeks is a good milestone and makes this less scary for me. I have an appointment with my OB on Friday, and I have lots of questions. I definitely want to know her take on inducing me at 37 weeks. Given that it's the recommendation for even mild pre-e, the fact that I showed up with severe pre-e at 37 weeks with DS, and that I'm having trouble much earlier this time, I don't feel comfortable at all doing the "wait and see" game once 37 weeks is here. Plus, I'm still working (OB doesn't believe that bedrest would be beneficial at this point, and I am ok with that based on the research I've seen), so some advance notice that I'm definitely not going to 40 weeks would be good for my stress level right now.

I mentioned the headaches and visual disturbances in L&D, and the nurse told me to call if they come back, especially if they are worse than before. I promise to call ASAP if they do!

I'm sorry you're in this situation! I'm by no means an expert in PE, nor the most "experienced" in these forums, but I couldn't read your story and not respond.

It sounds like your blood pressure is starting to be "labile", meaning that you're in the beginning stages of PE. Think of the spikes being the first cracks in the dam--your body is trying to control the damage caused by the disease, but it's not always working so well. I've read a lot of stories on this forum about women who have gone through the same thing in the early stages of PE, and hopefully some of them will jump in here to offer their support/advice as well.

So, the good news is that you're not crazy. The bad news is that I think you've already met the diagnostic criteria for PE: two BPs > or = 140/90 taken 6 hours apart and protein > or = 300 mg. So, if you haven't already done so, now is the time for a serious discussion with your OB about how your care will be managed from here on out, and that management should include lots of extra appointments and monitoring. I'm concerned about the headaches and the visual disturbances that you're having, and you should report them to your OB promptly.

All the best to you! Keep us updated on how you're doing.

I'm sorry you're in this situation! I'm by no means an expert in PE, nor the most "experienced" in these forums, but I couldn't read your story and not respond.

It sounds like your blood pressure is starting to be "labile", meaning that you're in the beginning stages of PE. Think of the spikes being the first cracks in the dam--your body is trying to control the damage caused by the disease, but it's not always working so well. I've read a lot of stories on this forum about women who have gone through the same thing in the early stages of PE, and hopefully some of them will jump in here to offer their support/advice as well.

So, the good news is that you're not crazy. The bad news is that I think you've already met the diagnostic criteria for PE: two BPs > or = 140/90 taken 6 hours apart and protein > or = 300 mg. So, if you haven't already done so, now is the time for a serious discussion with your OB about how your care will be managed from here on out, and that management should include lots of extra appointments and monitoring. I'm concerned about the headaches and the visual disturbances that you're having, and you should report them to your OB promptly.